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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Ok, but look at that derpy face of the twig spider (Poltys columnaris)!!

And that tall butt situation!

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

It's just being a little stick!

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago

They make the traditional Spider-Man web

[–] new_world_odor@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What a unique looking lil guy, wow! I am terrified of spiders except for the jumpers (fat stubby legs so cute), and apparently this guy! It looks so different from any spider I've seen before. Very neat.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Spiders have so many species tho, we won't even know them all.


(Except the twigs, and one ant, these are jumping spiders.)

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

there are some resembling wasps and bees too.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Humans too ...
(Poor bastards have to mimic going to work & enrich shareholder value. Jeff still doesn't know I'm the one leaving him lil bags of flies as office snacks.)

Then again, other things mimic spiders too, like this froghopper.

Or